davedash, please ignore the answer above, I think you mean menopause and you can find all your questions answered in the above link http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/menopause.html
hope this helps
Hi all, on the subject of memopause (must be something about that word!) seriously though, you might see mention of various things which can alleviate the symptoms , my wife had hot flushes, lumpy breasts, irritability etc.. and started taking Evening Primrose oil and it really does work to relieve things a lot. Makes life bit more pleasant for me as well on the irritability issue.